spinning

In honor of Matt's 29th birthday which is next weekend, we decided to upgrade our camera. We now are the proud owners of a Canon Rebel XTi... It takes pretty snazzy photos.

We also hosted the second NH Ubuntu LoCo meeting this weekend, which gave me lots of time to spend knitting and spinning. I completed a two socks, and spun up a single... and I also finished up somedigital scrapbook layouts on this weekend. Creative things abound!

And the finished result from the last post?

After having two bobbins being taken up by singles and I wanted to spin, I was hell bent and determined to learn to Navajo ply to free them up.... and lo and behold, for some reason it clicked today and I Navajo plyed up two skeins worth of yarn.

I've been busy this weekend spinning mostly, I don't know why... I just have been in the mood to spin, it seems to take a lot less mentally than knitting or crocheting does right now.

I reclaimed two of my Hitchhiker bobbins yesterday and skeined up the Twisted merino/tencel blend, don't mind the ugly yarn that I used to tie up the skein (it's 1970s acrylic acquired from a friend's grandmother's stash after her death... it's the most vile yarn I've ever seen... but it works well for tying up skeins and bobbin leaders).

So I've been asked why it is that I've bought a second wheel... No, there's nothing wrong with the Hitchhiker (well, except for the orifice hook falling off it's handle, but I'm sure if I just email the fellow who makes them I can have that replaced, I just haven't gotten around to it), it's a great wheel.

Yesterday, we went up to the grand opening of the Spunky Eclectic shop in Lisbon, ME. I sorta knew in the back of my head that this was going to be a spending trip... and it was... believe me it was. I got so much nifty stuff!

Skinny Sock - Skittles

I've been working away on the Jaywalker sock, I finished turning the heel this weekend and have picked up the stitches on the side, so I'm well on my way to finishing it up sometime soonish.

For the most part, it was a fairly productive weekend. I slept in on Saturday, and had the hankering to knit, problem being none of my WIPs were exactly what I wanted to knit... I have a dishcloth in progress, but I'm out of one of the colors of yarn, and I sorta want it to be uniformly colored... I have three socks going, but two of them were lace and required more concentration than I wanted to give, and the other is the most boring K2, P2 rib and not only is it boring, it's slow and on size 0 needles.

I'm pleased to share my first hank off the wheel! The purple I plied it with was spun previously on the spindle, and then I spun it together on the wheel this evening.